Hotel Sotelia is a green-roofed, 140-room airport accomodations building that discards the traditional thinking that airport hotels have to be obtrusive, bulky and towering structures.
Set between two other large hotels that are just that, the Hotel Sotelia makes use of a fantastic tiered green roof design that folds and follows the contours of its hilly surrounding landscape seamlessly. This results in the Hotel Sotelia seeming like an elegantly unobtrusive and natural structure, even though it is actually four stories high.
Deceptive Eco Architecture
Hotel Sotelia Blends Seamlessly and Efficiently Into Its Environment
Trend Themes
1. Eco Architecture Integration - Finding innovative solutions to seamlessly integrate eco-friendly designs into building structures.
2. Green-space Roofing - Developing new roofing technologies that incorporate green-space gardens and landscaping.
3. Hillside Architecture - Exploring opportunities for tiered or sloped building structures that follow the natural contours of hilly landscapes.
Industry Implications
1. Architecture - Opportunities to integrate eco-friendly, natural designs into buildings hotels, and other large structures.
2. Roofing - Innovating within the roofing industry to develop materials and designs for more efficient and green roofing systems.
3. Hospitality - Providing naturally beautiful and eco-friendly accommodations for travelers, while also reducing the negative environmental impacts of large hotels.